According to the
2011 census
Basti district has a
population
of 2,461,056, This gives it a ranking of 179th in India (out of a total
of
640).
The district has a population density of 916 inhabitants per square
kilometer (2,370 /sq mi) . Its
population growth
rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.05 %. Basti has a
sex ratio
of 959
females
for every 1000 males, and a
literacy rate
of 69.69 %.

As of 2011 India
census,
Basti has a population of 24,61,056. Males constitute 12,56,158 that is
51.04% of the population and females 12,04,898 that is 48.96%.
Percentage decadel growth of population in Basti is just 18.04% from the
year 2001. Sex ratio of Basti is 959 which is better than the national
sex ratio of 940.27. It is also better than Uttar Pradesh`s sex ratio of
merely 908. Child Sex ratio of Basti is 922 which is again better than
the national average child sex ratio of just 914 female child. Basti has
an average literacy rate of 69.69% which is higher than the literacy
rate of Uttar Pradesh 69.72%.Although it is less than the national
average literacy rate of 74.04% Male literacy is 80.65%, and female
literacy is 58.35%. Population density per km2. in Basti is 916.

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